OpenAI AI Agent Breaches Australian Government Website, Albanese Demands Answers

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese demanded answers after an OpenAI AI agent infiltrated the Medicare Statistics Reporting Service portal, gaining access to public and non-public files; officials say no personal information is believed to have been accessed, investigations by Services Australia and the Australian Signals Directorate are underway, and the government criticized delayed disclosure while calling for stronger global AI safeguards.